Summary: It’s the two-year anniversary of Jazz Now! Seattle, and we’re celebrating by giving you one gig for every day of the week this next week, and two for Friday — plus we get a call from our wayward co-host, Jason Parker… enjoy! Buy This CD Track 1: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder “Every Step of the Way” from “Live at Tost” Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder is back into their every Monday night residency at The White Rabbit in Fremont… as they say on their website: new songs, new place, new vibes, same address! Featuring Joe Doria on Hammond B-3, Danny Godinez on guitar, John Fricke on trumpet and Farko Dosumov on bass, this band is equally at home playing rock, jazz, funk, fusion and more. Their time together as a unit clearly shows on this groovy tune. Upcoming show: Monday, October 1st at The White Rabbit, 9:30pm Buy This CD Track 2: Tess Guerzon “Cheek to Cheek” from “Heart Songs” Vocalist Tess Guerzon brings here crew of regular sidemen to The Royal Room for a birthday gig this coming week dubbed “Tess Guerzon and Friends”. Sure to be a festive atmosphere in one of the best rooms in Seattle for live music of any kind. Upcoming show: Tuesday, October 2nd at The Royal Room, 8pm Visit His Site Track 3: Michael Owcharuk Trio – “Spinnin’” Pianist and accordionist Michael Owcharuk brings his trio to Vito’s, a venue quickly re-establishing itself on the local music scene, particularly in the jazz community. Upcoming show: Wednesday, October 3rd at Vito’s Visit Their Site Track 4: Clave Gringa – “Songo Borracho” Clave Gringa is a Seattle-based Latin jazz ensemble showcasing the compositions of Ann-ita Reynolds, along with fellow bandmates Daniel Berry, Dan O’Brien, Edsson Otero, and Ernesto Pediango. Ann-ita Reynolds is a regular with the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra, so you may have heard her before, but this is the podcast debut of Clave Gringa… Upcoming show: Thursday, October 4th at Tula’s Buy This Album Track 5: The Schwa “Western Shirts and the Creaking Chair” from “Cosmonaut Cowboy” The Schwa came together after a years long courtship of a rotating cast of Seattle’s all-star improvisers, eventually settling on percussionist Bob Rees, multi reedist Chris Credit, and upright bassist Geoff Larson. Vibraphonist Justin Sorensen conceived of an idea for a band that would fuse together ambient music and avant garde jazz in hope of better understanding time, place, and emotion. As a composer Sorensen uses the muse of common occurrences in daily life to strengthen his connection to place. The Northwest, famous for its dark, gray, rain soaked months are perfect for The Schwa as they aim to find all that is beautiful within them. Upcoming show: Friday, October 5th at The Royal Room, 8:30pm Click to Buy Track 6: Reptet “Milky Shakes” from “At The Cabin” One of our favorites on the show, this is a composition of trumpeter Samantha Boshnack with Isaak Mills, Chris Credit on alto, Nelson Bell on tuba, Tim Carey on bass and John Ewing on drums. A super fun band on a great double-bill this Friday. Upcoming show: Friday, October 5th at The Royal Room, 9:30pm Click to Buy Track 7: Bill Anschell with Brent Jensen “What Is This Thing Called Love?” from “We Couldn’t Agree More” Bill Anschell brings his new Standards Trio — with Jeff Johnson on bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums — to Tula’s Friday night. The group is fairly new, so no recordings as yet, but here he is playing a great Cole Porter standard in duo format with saxophonist Brent Jensen. Upcoming show: Friday, October 5th at Tula’s TweetShare It!#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}
